Accreditation Program for Excellence
Our Department has earned the prestigious Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx) distinction from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) for all three of its Emory Healthcare locations. The facilities at Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, and Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital all were awarded four-year terms as APEx-accredited facilities. APEx is an accreditation program promoting evidence-backed systems, processes, and policies that support quality improvement in radiation oncology practices.
American College of Radiology Accreditation
The Emory Proton Therapy Center has received accreditation from the American College of Radiology (ACR) for diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The American College of Radiology's MRI Accreditation Program evaluates staff qualifications, quality control, safety policies, and magnetic resonance image quality.
Emory Healthcare High Performance Awards
In 2020, the our Department accepted five awards for high performance on patient satisfaction surveys from Emory Healthcare's Physician Group Practice. The prestigious Highest Performance Award represents achieving the highest scores in patient satisfaction across all divisions under the Physician Group Practice. Our Department, which received the second largest number of awards, placed among the top scores in four categories.